Month: October 2012

Smoked turkey breast is something I’d never have thought to try before I drove north from Texas to Nebraska. I’m not a white meat guy at Thanksgiving time and the only smoked turkey breast I’d ever had was Oscar Meyer lunchmeat, but there was a really cute girl behind the counter of Rudy’s Country Store […]

The beard survives…for now. Our sketch group had a photo shoot this weekend, and I got some fun pictures with it – I’ll let you know when they are up on the website – where I was compared to Joaquin Phoenix, Zak Galafiniakis, and “an evil priest in a Robert Rodriguez movie.” I’m pretty happy […]

I don’t associate grilling with summertime. I suppose part of it is that I’m kind of a winter person, and I’d rather not stand by a fire when I’m already burning up, but it’s also because winter is the only time my Dad would send me out to check on steaks so he wouldn’t have […]

It’s official! I am now part of Movember, the month-long moustache-growing event raising money for men’s health awareness. As a man (or an approximation thereof), I care about men’s health, and you should, too. So check out my moustache page, and donate if you are so inclined. You’ve already seen the progress I’ve made, but […]

Part of the reason I created this blog was to offer simple solutions to my grocery store customers, so many of whom were a little intimidated by cooking meat. Some of this I understood – I still cringe at the idea of trying to cook a brisket – but most of it is just unnecessary […]

Everyone at home asks what I’m up to. It’s hard to tell them. There are things I’m working on, and things I’m putting off, and things I’m just trying not to forget about. The good news: our sketch group has a new website. We’re working on new material – new videos, a live show. It’s […]

Sometimes, you just need to get away. Is that how it goes? It’s true, though, and for someone who grew up on a farm and moved to the city, I think it’s especially true. Isolation is kind of my normal. Of course, I occasionally drop in conversation how I really need to get out of […]